A court battle actually made this Morris less advanced: after William Morris was forced to split from his joint venture with Edward Budd in 1932, the Isis switched from an all-steel body back to old-fashioned wood-frame construction.
Lead trim: Twenty-Five 3.5 six (3485 cc)
Morris Isis and Twenty-Five1929–1935
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FactA court battle actually made this Morris less advanced: after William Morris was forced to split from his joint venture with Edward Budd in 1932, the Isis switched from an all-steel body back to old-fashioned wood-frame construction.
The Isis announced in July 1929 was a revised version of the 1927 Morris Six JA series and used the same 2468 cc engine and 3-speed gearbox (7,406 Isis and Twenty-Five made, 1929–1935), with an all-new chassis and a steel body with an American look, from body-pressing dies made by Budd for the Morris-Budd joint venture, Pressed Steel Company, shared with some Dodge models. It was the first Morris to have hydraulic brakes and chromium plating; the car could exceed 65 mph and return 28 mpg. After 3,939 of the original Isis had been made it received a facelift announced 1 September 1932, the all-steel body replaced by wood-frame construction, and the gearbox gained synchromesh and a fourth speed (Twin-Top); 3,467 of the new Isis were made including Twenty-Five models. The de-luxe Twenty-Five, launched 12 October 1932 for the London Motor Show, had a larger 3485 cc engine; it was replaced in July 1935 by a new Twenty-Five, the flagship of the Morris Big Six Series II range, and gained an overhead-valve engine (as the Series III) in August 1938.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isis 2.5 six (2468 cc) | 1929–1935 | 2.5 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Twenty-Five 3.5 six (3485 cc) | 1932–1935 | 3.5 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
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The Isis borrowed its six-cylinder engine wholesale from the Austin Westminster — badge-engineering so blatant that only the carburettor count told the two apart.
A court battle actually made this Morris less advanced: after William Morris was forced to split from his joint venture with Edward Budd in 1932, the Isis switched from an all-steel body back to old-fashioned wood-frame construction.
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